The cross-lagged associations between classroom interactions and children's achievement behaviors

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 248-261

  Pakarinen, E ^a   Aunola, K ^a   Kiuru, N ^a   Lerkkanen, M K ^a   Poikkeus, A M ^a   Siekkinen, M ^b   Nurmi, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Academic skills; Classroom interactions; Passive avoidance; Social dependence; Task avoidance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903519651     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: 10902384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2014.06.001     Document Type: Article

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